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Old January 17, 2017, 06:02 PM
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Hello, I just saw this video and I want to know if it is true that spanish speakers say it like that they see hundred of birds XD we only look two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u4HtB_uXpM
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Old January 17, 2017, 06:08 PM
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Yes, that is the Spanish equivalent to the English expression.

Not all sayings/expressions/refrains translate directly into another language.

A cat has seven lives in Spanish, as compared to the English nine, for another example.
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